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== Summary ==
== Summary ==
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Following the murder of the resident [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Louis_Napoleon_Cavagnari|Pierre Cavagnari] on 30 September 1879, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Roberts,_1st_Earl_Roberts|General Roberts] advanced from Ali Kheyl to Kabul winning the [[Battle of Charasia]] on the way. The Amir Yakub Khan abdicated and the country descended into various tribal allegiances. A relief column under General Gough fought the [[Battle of Jagdalak]] before reaching Kabul. Following the action at the [[Battle of Asmai Heights]] and the [[Siege of Sherpur Cantonment]], Roberts defeated the Afghans at the [[Battle of Kabul]]. The following year Abdul Rahman was made Amir and it seemed as though the British could withdraw with some vestige of honour.
Following the murder of the resident [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Louis_Napoleon_Cavagnari|Pierre Cavagnari] on 30 September 1879, [[Frederick Roberts|General Roberts]] advanced from Ali Kheyl to [[Kabul]] winning the [[Battle of Charasia]] on the way. The Amir Yakub Khan abdicated and the country descended into various tribal allegiances. A relief column under General Gough fought the [[Battle of Jagdalak]] before reaching Kabul. Following the action at the [[Battle of Asmai Heights]] and the [[Siege of Sherpur Cantonment]], Roberts defeated the Afghans at the [[Battle of Kabul]]. The following year Abdul Rahman was made Amir and it seemed as though the British could withdraw with some vestige of honour.


==Kabul Field Force ==
==[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabul_Field_Force Kabul Field Force] ==
'''Cavalry Brigade'''<br>
'''Cavalry Brigade'''<br>
''[http://www.thepeerage.com/p24854.htm Brig Gen William Godfrey Dunham Massey]''<br>
''[http://www.thepeerage.com/p24854.htm Brig Gen William Godfrey Dunham Massy]'' commanding<br>
*[[9th Bengal Lancers (Hodson's Horse)|9th Lancers]]
''Lieut J P Brabazon, 10th Hussars, Brigade Major''
*[[12th Bengal Cavalry|12th Cavalry]]
*[[9th Bengal Lancers (Hodson's Horse)|9th Lancers]] under Lt-Col R S Cleland
*[[14th Regiment of Bengal Lancers|14th Lancers]]
*[[12th Bengal Cavalry|12th Cavalry]] under Maj Green
*[[25th Cavalry (Frontier Force)|25th Cavalry]]
*[[14th Regiment of Bengal Lancers|14th Lancers]] under Lt-Col Ross
*[[5th Regiment of Cavalry, Punjab Frontier Force|5th Cavalry]] under Maj B Williams


'''[[Royal Artillery]]'''<br>
'''Artillery'''<br>
''Brig Gen B. L. Gordon''<br>
''Lt-Col B. L. Gordon'' commanding<br>
*F Batt A Brigade [[Royal Horse Artillery]]
''Capt J W Inge, Adjutant''
*G Batt 3rd Brigade [[Royal Artillery]]
*F Batt A Brigade [[Royal Horse Artillery]] under Maj J C Smyth-Windham
*[[Kohat Mountain Battery|No 1 Mountain Battery]]
*G Batt 3rd Brigade [[Royal Artillery]] under Maj Sydney Parry
*[[Derajat Mountain Battery|No 2 Mountain Battery]]
*[[Kohat Mountain Battery|No 1 Mountain Battery]] 4 guns under Capt Morgan
*Two Gatlings
*[[Derajat Mountain Battery|No 2 Mountain Battery]] 4 guns under Capt Swinley
*Two Gatling guns under Capt Broadfoot
 
'''Engineers'''<br>
''Lt-Col A Perkins CB'' commanding<br>
''Lieut F Spratt, Adjutant''<br />
Capt Woodthorpe RE in charge of surveying<br />
Capt Stratton, 22nd Regiment, in charge of signalling<br />
Lieut F Burn-Murdoch RE, Royal Engineer Park


'''First Infantry Brigade'''<br>
'''First Infantry Brigade'''<br>
''[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101017726/ Brig Gen Herbert Macpherson VC]''<br>
''[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101017726/ Brig Gen Herbert Macpherson VC]'' commanding<br>
*[[67th Regiment of Foot|67th Hampshires]]
''Capt G de C Morton, 6th Foot, Brigade Major''
*[[92nd Regiment of Foot|92nd Gordon Highlanders]]
*[[67th Regiment of Foot|67th Hampshires]] under Lt-Col C B Knowles
*[[28th Regiment of Punjab Infantry|28th Punjabis]]
*[[92nd Regiment of Foot|92nd Gordon Highlanders]] under Lt-Col G H Parker
*[[28th Regiment of Punjab Infantry|28th Punjabis]] under Lt-Col J Hudson


'''Second Infantry Brigade'''<br>
'''Second Infantry Brigade'''<br>
''[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101001141/ Brig Gen Thomas Durand Baker]''<br>
''[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101001141/ Brig Gen Thomas Durand Baker]''<br>
*[[72nd Regiment of Foot|72nd Seaforth Highlanders]]
''Capt W C Farwell, 26th Punjab Infantry, Brigade Major''
*[[3rd Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|3rd Sikh Infantry]] (53rd Sikhs)
*[[72nd Regiment of Foot|72nd Seaforth Highlanders]] under Lt-Col Brownlow
*[[23rd Punjab Pioneers|23rd Pioneers]]
*[[3rd Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|3rd Sikh Infantry]] under Lt-Col G N Money
*[[23rd Punjab Pioneers|23rd Pioneers]] under LT-Col Currie
*[[29th Regiment of Punjab Infantry|29th Bengal Native Infantry]] (wing)
*[[29th Regiment of Punjab Infantry|29th Bengal Native Infantry]] (wing)
*[[5th Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|5th Punjab Infantry]]
*[[5th Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|5th Punjab Infantry]] under Lt-Col J Macqueen
*[[5th Gurkha Rifles, Punjab Frontier Force|5th Gurkhas]]
*[[5th Gurkha Rifles, Punjab Frontier Force|5th Gurkhas]] under Lt-Col Fitz-Hugh


'''Third Infantry Brigade'''<br>
'''Third Infantry Brigade'''<br>

Latest revision as of 16:44, 2 May 2011

Summary

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Following the murder of the resident Cavagnari on 30 September 1879, General Roberts advanced from Ali Kheyl to Kabul winning the Battle of Charasia on the way. The Amir Yakub Khan abdicated and the country descended into various tribal allegiances. A relief column under General Gough fought the Battle of Jagdalak before reaching Kabul. Following the action at the Battle of Asmai Heights and the Siege of Sherpur Cantonment, Roberts defeated the Afghans at the Battle of Kabul. The following year Abdul Rahman was made Amir and it seemed as though the British could withdraw with some vestige of honour.

Kabul Field Force

Cavalry Brigade
Brig Gen William Godfrey Dunham Massy commanding
Lieut J P Brabazon, 10th Hussars, Brigade Major

Artillery
Lt-Col B. L. Gordon commanding
Capt J W Inge, Adjutant

Engineers
Lt-Col A Perkins CB commanding
Lieut F Spratt, Adjutant
Capt Woodthorpe RE in charge of surveying
Capt Stratton, 22nd Regiment, in charge of signalling
Lieut F Burn-Murdoch RE, Royal Engineer Park

First Infantry Brigade
Brig Gen Herbert Macpherson VC commanding
Capt G de C Morton, 6th Foot, Brigade Major

Second Infantry Brigade
Brig Gen Thomas Durand Baker
Capt W C Farwell, 26th Punjab Infantry, Brigade Major

Third Infantry Brigade
Brig-Gen John Adam Tytler VC


General Roberts' March to Kabul

Actions fought on this march:
Charasia – Killa Kazee – Takht-I-Shah – Asmai Heights – Siege of Sherpur Cantonment – Kabul

Phases:
General Browne's March from Peshawar to Gandamak – General Roberts' March to Ali Kheyl – General Stewart's March to Kandahar
General Roberts' March to Kabul – General Stewart's March to Kabul – General Roberts' March from Kabul to Kandahar
Part of the 2nd Afghan War
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